Research
The twenty-first century is an urban living century.
It is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will be urbanized. Almost everyone will inevitably be affected. Urbanization brings both unprecedented challenges and wonderful opportunities.
New technologies are making urbanization easy to manage as they create platforms and systems that make everyday life easier.
The Internet of everything and Internet of people are making it easier to manage and provide urban services through smart real-time data-driven management of urban systems. Urban communities can take advantage of smart technologies that are utilizing the rapidly growing real time urban generated data to improve the quality of life of the citizens for the betterment of society. Chattanooga is a growing mid-sized city with a proud tradition of public-private partnerships that drive innovation and sustainable economic growth and development.